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The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for M class flares. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 1124 km/s. Solar activity reached moderate levels following an M2.0 flare (R1-Minor) at from a region just around the Northwestern limb. Only low-level C-class activity was observed from the remaining spotted regions on the visibl...
Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator
ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions
ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications in October The ARRL Foundation is accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those focused on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. To grow amateur radio's future, youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cycli...
Amateur Radio Licensing Update During US Government Shutdown *Original Story 10/1/2025* Updated 10/2/2025 (CORES is not available for new registrants) Updated 10/3/2025 (Temporary testing procedures for examinees without FRNs) A bulletin sent to members of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® included information about the impact of the US Government shutdown on licensing for the Amateur Radio Service. The government shutdown began at 12:01 Eastern...
The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity, which has been at low levels, has returned to moderate levels. Region AR4232 produced the largest event of the period, an impulsive M3.6 flare (R1-minor) on October 1, 2025. An associated Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was observed in subsequent SOHO LASCO/C2 coronagraph imagery that began on September 29. Analysis and modelling of the ejecta is ongoing. Newly numbered Region AR4237 rema...
FCC Issues Notice of Violation for Unauthorized One-Way Transmissions and Denial of Inspection The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Violation (NoV) to Mike F. Conte of Naples, Florida, citing alleged rule violations related to unauthorized transmissions and refusal to allow station inspection. The FCC notice by the Regional Director, Region One, Enforcement Bureau, was released on September 29, 2025, and includes that Conte holds an Amateur Radio Service lic...
Hurricane Imelda Strengthens, Threatens Bermuda Hurricane Imelda, now a strong Category 1 storm, is forecast to make landfall on, or come extremely close to Bermuda, late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate for the first time this season beginning Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC). Activation times and frequencies are as follows: 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC) on 14.325 MHz 7:00...
The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity reached moderate levels this past week. An impulsive M1.0 flare was observed on September 24 from Region AR4217. Slight growth was observed in Region AR4226 with an increase in spots near the leader. New Regions AR4229 and AR4230 were numbered this period. All other regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected to return to lo...
ARRL Wants Every Ham to Help Us Pass The Bill ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® needs every radio amateur in the United States to send letters to Washington as we continue our nationwide grassroots campaign to pass the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act. The process is simple: click the button at www.arrl.org/HOA, put in your call sign, and press the red SEND MY LETTERS button. It takes mere seconds! The letters will au...
National Preparedness Month: Use Your Ham Radio for Public Service Amateur radio has long been a vital partner with served agencies in providing communications support, passing traffic, and performing other tasks, both in times of crisis and in times of community service. Through community events, hams help out before and When All Else Fails®. The best way to become a part of serving the greater good in your area is by joining your local ARRL Amateur Radio Em...
Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking volunteers to passively track the 2026 Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth. The Artemis II test flight will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT; Victor Glover, KI5BKC; and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, KF5LKU, on an appro...
NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Extra-Class Question E6D07 From Use The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has announced the immediate removal of Extra-Class question E6D07 from the Element 4 Extra-Class question pool and from use on examinations. The decision was made after it was determined that the question contained more than one correct answer. The current Element 4 Extra-Class pool, effective July 1...
The ARRL Solar Update Solar activity was at low levels this past week. Low-level C-class flaring was observed from Regions AR4216 and AR4217, as well as from Region AR4213 just beyond the Southwest limb. Slight growth was observed in all spotted regions. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected to be low, with a chance for an isolated M-flare (R1-R2/minor-moderate), through September 20. Solar win...
ARRL Launches Nationwide Grassroots Campaign to Pass Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign aimed at securing the passage of federal legislation that would grant Amateur Radio Operators the same rights to install antennas on their property as those enjoyed by users of TV antennas, wireless internet, and flagpoles. The campaign, announced in an ARRL Member Bulletin on September 17, 2025, follo...